Wednesday, April 1, 2009

South Bend, Indiana; April 1, 2009

Announcements

Run To Nearest Theater: Or Community Room in this case. The German-made film "Run Lola Run" (1999) will be playing this Friday in the Community Room at 2pm. Snacks will be provided. This film counts toward adult basic education hours.
The film was written and directed by Tom Tykwer and stars Franka Potente as Lola.
Art:
Try out your creativity, Sundays, any time from 2-4:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts Room.
Meditation: Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m., in the STAR classroom. Open to staff and guests.
Crochet and Knit Class: The Crochet and Knit Class will be taking a break for the Spring and Summer. It will resume in November, 2009.
Zumba Class: We now have a Zumba class for STAR students and other interested guests and staff, on Tuesdays from 3:00 until 3:45 in the Community Room. Zumba blends Latin dance and aerobics for a high energy workout. Kelly Thrall, former Front Desk Coordinator and certified Zumba Instructor, is the facilitator.
CFH Running Club: The CFH Running Club is taking sign-ups and will be starting soon again. The aims are to have fun, to engage in some worthwhile exercise and fitness, and to be ready to run the Sunburst Marathon on the first Saturday of June. Sign the sheet posted on Peter Lombardo's door (2nd floor, CPC building outside the admin offices) by Friday, March 27.

ABE

▪Learn Spanish: Sundays from 6-8 p.m. in the Adult Basic Education Room.
Four students from Notre Dame will be coming to the ABE room to help students learn Spanish.
▪Positive Life Skills: Wednesdays, 9-11:30 a.m.
▪Money Smart: 10-week finance class starting March 2 sponsored by Lake City Bank; Mondays 7-8:30 p.m. Get paid $15 per class! Build or fix your credit through interest-free loans.
Priority eligibility: STAR graduates, Transitional guests, Starting Over Graduates, coach referral (if open seats exist). Sign up in ABE room.
▪ABE Incentives: Students will be given a card to be initialed during each walk-in class attended. Once a student has attended 10 walk-in programs, cards can be redeemed for prizes.
▪Poetry Jam: Mondays, 3-4 p.m.
▪Writing: Tuesdays, 7 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.
▪Reading: Tuesdays, 6 p.m.; Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.
▪Creative Writing: Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., Art Room.
▪Math: Computation--Tuesdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m. and Fridays, 1-2 p.m.; Applied--Fridays, 2-3 p.m.
▪Gender Roles: Fridays, 3-4 pm.
▪World Masterpiece Seminar: Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m., starting February 10. Sign up in ABE.
▪Computer Keyboarding Classes: Beginning April 2; Thursdays, 3-4 p.m..
▪Grammar Classes: Thursdays, 7-8 p.m.
▪Book Clubs: Inspirational Reading Squad—Mondays, 5-6 p.m., in the chapel.

Herald Sports

NBA Basketball: Pacers 107, Bulls 105; Cavaliers 79, Pistons 73; Bobcats 94, Lakers 84; 76ers 98, Hawks 85; Mavericks 108, Timberwolves 88; Thunder 96, Spurs 95; Nuggets 111, Knicks 104; Trailblazers 125, Jazz 104; Hornets 111, Kings 110.
ND Scores: Basketball, Men's NIT Semifinals, Tuesday, Madison Square Garden--Baylor 76, San Diego St. 62; Penn St. 67, ND 59; Luke Harangody named second team All-American; Lacrosse, Men--(3) ND 9, Villanova 7 (8-0 start equals best in ND history); Tennis, Women--(4) Baylor 5, (3) ND 2; Golf, Southwestern Invitational (Georgetown, TX)--Saint Mary's finishes second; Hockey--Christian Hanson signs with Toronto Maple Leafs; Baseball, Softball--rained out; Football--former two-way tackle Gus Cifelli, 84, who helped lead ND to three national championships while playing for Frank Leahy, dies; also played for Lions, Packers, Steelers, and Eagles in NFL.
NHL Scores: Canadiens 4, Blackhawks 1; Blue Jackets 2, Predators 1; Bruins 3, Lightning 1; Panthers 5, Senators 2; Canucks 2, Wild 1 (OT); Ducks 5, Oilers 3; Stars 3, Kings 2.
College Basketball: Men, NCAA Semifinals, April 4 (Ford's Field, Detroit)--Michigan St. vs. U Conn, 6:07 p.m.; ; Villanova vs. UNC, 8:47 p.m. (WSBT-TV);
Women, NCAA Oklahoma City Region--Oklahoma 74, Purdue 68; Trenton Region--U Conn 83, Arizona St. 64.
NCAA Notes: Kentucky--Kentucky hires Memphis' John Calipari as new head basketball coach.
MLB Exhibition Scores: Angels 8, Cubs 4; Rockies 4, White Sox 1; Cardinals 7, Orioles 3; Dodgers 10, Diamondbacks 9; Yankees 6, Reds 3; Twins 12, Pirates 8; Athletics 7, Royals 2; Red Sox 8, Rays 7; Giants 10, Rangers 3; Nationals 7, Tigers 2; Mets 9, Panthers 2; Mariners 12, Indians 4; Phillies 9, Blue Jays 1; Padres 6, Brewers 5; Astros 8, Braves 3.
MLB Notes: Tigers--Tigers eat $14,000,000 in salary to release Gary Sheffield; Sheffield needs one more homer to reach 500 for career.
Deaths: Herman Franks, 95, managed Willie Mays, Orlando Cepeda, Willie McCovey, Juan Marichal, and Gaylord Perry with Giants; also managed Cubs from 1977-79.

Local

Local Headlines: Hummer--GM still in talks about future of Hummer brand; Taxes--Indiana House tries to move up tax caps a year; fueling budget angst at local government levels.

Nation/World

Nation/World Headlines: G20 Summit--U.S., Russia say they want to reduce Nuke warheads; President Obama meets with British PM Gordon Brown and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev; president urges other nations to not fall into the kind of protectionism and other mistakes that helped fuel the Great Depression; G-20 protestors break into Royal Bank of Scotland; North Dakota--Red River continues to drop near Fargo; Pakistan--suspected U.S. missile kills 12 alleged militants; Wall St.--stock market has best month in six years; Economy--private sector axes 742,000 jobs in March; Walgreens giving free care to jobless and uninsured; Alaska--feds drop corruption charges against former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens because prosecutors withheld evidence from Stevens' defense attorneys; Mt. Redoubt volcano spews 25,000-feet-high ash plume; North Carolina--mass shooting at nursing home apparently act of revenge against wife who worked there; wife had just left shooting suspect; South Asia--6,000 rare Irawaddy dolphins found in freshwater inlet near Bay of Bengal in South Asia.
Entertainment: ER--ER ends 15-year run on NBC with final original episode Thursday.
Deaths--former Argentine President Raul Alfonsin, 82, his administration ended era of military dictatorships in Argentina; actor Andy Hallett, 33; played horned, green-skinned, good-guy demon Lorne in "Angel" TV series.

Weather
Today High 53 Low 38 Partly Cloudy/Wind
Thu High 61 Low 38 PM Showers
Fri
High 44 Low 32 Showers/Wind
Sat
High 53 Low 34 Mostly Sunny
Sun
High 54 Low 37 Rain

TV Listings: 16--8 p.m., Chopping Block; 9 p.m., Life; 22--8 p.m., I Get That a Lot; 9 p.m., Criminal Minds; 25--8 p.m., America's Next Top Model; 9 p.m., 90210; 28--8 p.m., Lie To Me; 9 p.m., American Idol; 46--8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Making Healthy Choices; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57--8 p.m, Scrubs; 8:30 p.m., Better Off Ted; 9 p.m., Lost; 69--8 p.m., World's Funniest Moments; 9 p.m., Shaken Not Stirrred.

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